Tragicomedy

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A drama combining elements of tragedy and comedy.
  • n. The genre made up of such works.
  • n. An incident or situation having both comic and tragic elements.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A drama that combines elements of tragedy and comedy.
  • Word Usage
    "He also returned to the pastoral play in the _Serra da Estrella_, while his exquisite lyrism flowers afresh in the _Triunfo do Inverno_, a tragicomedy which is really a medley of farces."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    comedy    tragedy   
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